This lesson is part of the pack: Lifestyle & Well-Being. Teach it as a complete experience.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Real-World Context: Explore how lifestyle choices and genetics influence health and lifespan.
- Vocabulary in Context: Practise natural phrases and collocations for talking about health and lifestyle (e.g., “I try to squeeze in…”, “I treat myself to…”, “I cope with…”).
- Listening & Viewing: Watch videos on Blue Zones and Ikaria to identify common factors in long-lived populations.
- Guided Practice: Complete a lifestyle self-assessment to calculate your longevity score, practise phrasal verbs and prepositions through gap-fill tasks, and analyse real-life lifestyle examples to identify what works best.
- Fluency Building: Engage in discussions about personal habits and the concept of Ikigai (purpose in life), followed by a debate on the feasibility of Blue Zone lifestyles in modern urban environments.
- Social Awareness: Reflect on personal habits, compare cultural differences, and discuss practical ways to balance health, purpose, and happiness in everyday life.
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